Clarence Morley

Clarence Morley (9 February 1869-15 November 1948) was Governor of Colorado (R) from 13 January 1925 to 11 January 1927, succeeding William Ellery Sweet and preceding Billy Adams.

Biography
Clarence Morley was born in Dyersville, Iowa in 1869, and he later became a judge in Denver, Colorado. He joined the Ku Klux Klan due to his hatred of Catholics and Jews, and, while serving as Governor from 1925 to 1927, he banned the use of sacramental wine and firing Catholic and Jewish university professors. After leaving office, he became a stockbroker in Indianapolis, and he was arrested for mail fraud in 1935, served 5 years at Leavenworth Prisno, and died in 1948.